FI Cabin Sale Incites Rebellion

NYTimes  By COLIN MOYNIHAN  MARCH 25, 2018 ATLANTIQUE, N.Y. — John Maier stood inside the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Fire Island cabin recently and described waking up there during the summer. “It’s amazing to get up, go right outside and see egrets or great blue...

FINS Superintendent Chris Soller Retires

News Release Date: March 22, 2018 Contact: Elizabeth Rogers, 631-687-4766 Patchogue, NY – The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Karl “Chris” Soller will retire on March 31, 2018. In his 41 years of...

DEC adopts terrapin excluders for crab traps

Good News for NY Terrapins By Carl LoBue On Friday March 16th The Commissioner of NYS DEC signed off on The Certificate of Adoption of regulatory requirements for terrapin excluders in crab traps in most parts New York that are preferred habitat for diamondback...